161 // Charles Jung // Attorney & Community Organizer

Charles Jung, Executive Director of the California Asian Pacific American (APA) Bar Association and organizer with the Asian Justice Movement, joins Jerry to talk about growing up in the Midwest (and Korea!), his journey through law and becoming a lawyer, and being part of the Asian American community in the Bay Area.. Listen in as Charles and Jerry talk about the Korean American experience, advocating for the voiceless in our community, and what we can do to take action to protect each other.

Meet Charles
Charles is a trial attorney who loves practicing law. His focus is both defending companies in employment/wage cases, and representing executives, professionals, and founders in internal investigations and high-level separations. In his employment and wage & hour defense practice, his clients have ranged from large publicly-held companies to smaller, privately-held businesses.

Charles helps executives tell their true stories, reclaim their reputations, and find redemption inside and outside the courtroom.

Charles has substantial experience in trade secrets/employee mobility litigation and in class action litigation. He is a frequent commentator in the legal press on these topics.

Educational Background:

Charles earned his law degree from Stanford Law School, graduating with distinction. While at Stanford, he served as an Articles Editor for the Stanford Law Review.
He earned his bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, from Duke University with a dual degree in economics and public policy.
Charles earned his master's degree in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School. At Harvard, Mr. Jung was a Kennedy Fellow.

Connect with Charles
https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesjung/
https://www.instagram.com/charles.jung/
https://www.facebook.com/chasjung
https://www.tiktok.com/@chasjung

Episode 161 with Charles Jung is a 10 part special series with Stand with Asian Americans entitled "Dear Asian Americans, What Now?" exploring what we are going through as a community during the past two+ years amidst the rising anti-Asian violence and hate crimes. We thank our friends at SwAA for their support of Dear Asian Americans.

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